Bed



April 11, 1950 G. D. LUNBEcK 2,503,675

BED

Filed May 24, 1946 2 SheetsfSheet 1 APril 11, 1950 V G. D. LUNBEcK 2,503,675

BED

Filed May 24, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented pr. l1, 1950 UNITED lSTM" George D.` Lunbeck, Napa, Calif. i y f imputation May24, 194s; serial No. 671,932

y Thisinvention relates to beds.

` An object of the invention is to provide a bed which is particularly adaptable for use by animals such as dogs. f Y

Another object of the invention is to provide a bed for dogs, cats, and the like, which is sov constructed as to be foldable into a small-space when notinuse.

A further object of the invention is `to provide a folding bed for household pets such as cats and dogs,which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture,` and effective in operation, being easily` opened out*L for use, and then folded up into a relatively small to be moved aside. I

Other objects anad advantages of my invention will appear from the -following description of a-preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and inwhich,

Figure 1 is an end elevation of my invention as seen from the right hand sideofFigure 2, thel bed being opened out,

Figure 2 is a side elevation 'in section, of the bed shown in Figure 1 as seen'from the left sidev of the bed as might be seen along line 5-5 of,

Figure 3,' but with the side rails removed, and

Figure 6 is a sectional'view in fragment, taken in a. vertical plane perpendicularto the plane of the head board and through the spring fase tener at the top of the head board; showing the method of fastening .the foot board to the head board.

vReferring now to the drawings, there is a head board member'2 the'iow'er end 4 of whichis bifurcated to form two legs 6 and 8 upon which the head board rests on the floor I0. A horizontal head rest member I2 is secured at its rearward edge I4 to the head board 2 and is supported along its left and right side edges I6 and I8 by left and right side members 20 and 22 which are suitably rounded at their upper right hand corners 24 as seen in Figure 2. The side members and 22 have downward extensions 26 and 28 respectively for furnishing support for the horizontal member I2, and the side members 20 and 22 are secured along their head end edges 30 to the abutting face of head board 2 in any suitable manner.

fnoo'r space` when it is- 2 claims.- (cis- 136) Thus, taken alone, the head board 2, the horizontal head rest member I2, and the two `side members 20 and 22, supported on the four legs 26, 28, 6 and 8, form a stable unit which is not readily tipped over, and

as Will be described below, supports the remainder of the bed Whenfolded, the said unit being `the relatively stationary part of the bed.

At the foot of the bed is a foot board 32 se cured to the foot ends 34 of left and right side rails 36 and 38,with floor boards 40 secured to and bridging across the lower edges of the side rails as shown brest in Figures 2 and 3. upper corners 42 of the head ends of the side rails are rounded as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4.

The side rails extend toward the head end of the bed outside of the side members I6 and I8,.being pivoted to the side members by means of pins or dowels 44 extending through alignedholes in the members I6, I8, 36 and 38, so thatv the movable assembly comprising the foot board, the side rai1s,`and`the floor boards may be pivoted counterclockwise, as shown in Figure 2, about the pivots 44 thus tilting -the movable assembly up to the position shown in Figure 4 and off the floor.

The foot end legs 46 and 48 are pivoted at their upper ends to the-foot board 32 by-means of hinges 50 and have their lower ends 52 resting upon the floor to support the foot end of the bed. As will be observed in Figures 1 and 2, the upper edge 54 of thev foot board 32 projects upward slightly above the upper edges 56 of the side rails, a metal socket 58 being inserted in a suitable recess in the surface 60 of the foot board 32.'

A lateral support strip 51 is secured to the upper edge of the face of the headboard. The

upper edge 62 of the headboard 2 has a matching spring pressed plunger 64 projecting out of a suitable recess in the said edge of the head board,

as shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 6, so thatl as the movable` unit of'the bed assumes the upright position shown in Figure 4, the spring pressed plunger 64 engages in the socket 58, thus releasably holding the movable unit in engagement i with the stationary unit.

the assembly comprising` The vated position, the foot end legs 46 and 48 are.

pivoted over to the position shown in Figure 4 so they do not project, the whole unit being supported on the four legs shown at the bottom ofl Figure 4, and hence the bed does not occupy any more space when folded up than a small end table or the like.

The bed can be made in dimensions tosuit the individual dog or other animal. It keeps the dog out of the other furniture in the house," and.

is Very handy at night when it can be let down in a moment, with a suitable mattress or. pad normally resting on the floor boards Mi. The. mattress-oij pad remainsagainst the floor boards when'. the bed is` folded to upright position shown in Figure 4, so thatv itis all ready for the dog when the bed is opened out. I havefound by actual use thatthisv novel foldingbedis a real saver of time and work in caring. fon a householdpet such asa dog,

Although II have described;V a preferred embodiment of.v my invention` inspeciflc termsit is to be;

understood that various changes, may made in size, shape, materials, andI arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as claimed;

I claim.:v

1. A folding, bed comprising a vertical` headboard having a forwardlyfprojecting shelfl on its lower end having forwardly and rearwardlyl spaced-legmembers dependingfrom opposite ends thereof for engaging a surface;4 tosupport said headboard, in, erect-r stationary position thereon,

forwardly proiecting, relatively. short side plates onv said head board` abovesaidv shelf,A a mattress frame comprising; relatively longA sideplates having their rearward ends at the outer sides of and. horizontallyY piyoted to said short plates to swing from a: horizontal position. to. a vertical folded position, a footboard,v connected to and between the. forward endsof. said-longfside plates, mattress support means. on said framev extending between said long side, plates and extending rearwardly. from saidfootboa-rdand terminating at itsv rear end at a point adjacentto; the forward edge. ofv said shelf. while said mattress frame.y is in OpenA horizontal, position, mattress. frame leg means depending'from theforwaigd. endl of said mattress, frame for. supportably. engaging said surface, said mattress frame being suflieiently longitudinally elongated tolplace saidfootboard at a level' above the upper end of said headboard when said mat.-

tress. frame4 is folded upwardly to erect position.

along the forward side of said headboard, and releasable catch means having components cooperatively positioned on the upper edge of said 'headboard and on said footboard for holding said mattress frame in its erect folded position, the said rear edge of said mattress support means being vertically spaced from said shelf in the erect vertical folded position of said mattress frame so as to expose said shelf for cleaning out ofI debris deposited thereonby the upward folding of said mattress frame, and a closure plate hinged to depend from said rear edge of said mattress support while said mattress support is in its open horizontal position and to swing downwardly as said mattress frame is folded upward- 1yV4 in amanner to conceal said shelf while said bedisin foldedfposition.

2. In a folding bed, a horizontally disposed shelf, legs dependingly supported from said shelf for supporting the latter-in spaced relation above a supporting surface; a, verticallydisposed head board',v arranged., adjacent to one end edgeof said shelf; and secured` thereto,- a side plate; arranged adjacent to each of the side edges of; saidvsheli. and secured thereto, a mattress frame positioned adjacentto the other endl edge ofsaid shelf and. having o nev endmounted on said; side plates for swinging movement from a horizontal positiony inalignmentwithsaid shelf to a,verticalposition inabutting relationwith.. saidheadf board, a foot, board positioned adjacent tothe other end, of said` mattress frame;- and` secured thereto, a leg, arrangedY underneath saidfootboard and confnected, thereto-r for swinging movementv from a. vertical supporting position iny alignment with, said.5 foot board to. a, hong-supporting position in abutting relation .Withsaid foot board, mea-ns cara ried by. said head board andengageable withsaidfoot boardqfor positioning'said mattress frame in. abutting.. relation withsaid head. board, and closuremeans hingedly connected adjacent to and spaced from said one end of saidmiattress,framev topermitaccess to said shelf for cleaning out of debris; depositedJ thereon. when said mattress .l frame is in abutting relation withsaidhead board.

GEQRGE 13. LUNBECK.

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